The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy.

Quote by Hubert H Humphrey

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To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also...

Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also...

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Here we are the way politics ought to be in America; the politics of happiness,...

Here we are the way politics ought to be in America; the politics of happiness,...

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

Never give in and never give up.

Never give in and never give up.

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Never give up on anybody.

Never give up on anybody.

It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do...

It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do...

I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years...

I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years...

I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did...

I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did...

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society.

Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society.

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose...

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose...

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who,...

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who,...

There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law...

There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law...

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.